U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

What should’ve been a triumphant inauguration for Gov. Chris Christie’s second term instead starts under a cloud. That in itself could’ve been a cartoon, but I like the mob reference better. “The Sopranos” are too fresh in memory and “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” manage to survive and thrive on cable. I suppose it’s still possible for Christie to be the Republican Party nominee to run for president in 2016. It all depends on who else throws their tri-cornered hat into the ring. I was looking forward to a Christie/Clinton contest, sort of a battle of the baggage handlers. The Senate Intelligence Committee pretty much removed the...

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